- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22878-DB COMAP No. 554 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA COMMERCIAL APPEAL NO. 554 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MRS. BHAGYALAKSHMI AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS W/O H. VENKATESH REDDY PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO. 2/3 2ND FLOOR, S.L.V. PLAZA ARVIND AVENUE KUNDALAHALLI GATE BENGALURU - 560 037 …APPELLANT (BY SRI SHAILESH KUMAR R., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. M/S BHAWANA ENTERPRISES REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR MRS. BHAWANA CHOPRA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS D/O LATE RAJENDRA CHOPRA PRESENTLY RESIDING AT NO. 362 7TH CROSS, LAKSHMI ROAD SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI M.D. RAGHUNATH, ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) Digitally signed by K P SWETHA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22878-DB COMAP No. 554 of 2025 THIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 13 (1-A) OF THE COMMERCIAL COURTS ACT, 2015 READ WITH SECTION 96 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908 PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN COM.O.S 942/2022 PASSED BY LXXXII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, COMMERCIAL COURT, BANGALORE (CCH-83) AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGEMENT DATED 22/09/2025 TO THE EXTENT OF "THE OFFICE IS DIRECTED TO RELEASE THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED ON DATED 13/10/2023 BY THE DEFENDANT IN FAVOUR OF THE PLAINTIFF" AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. None appears for the appellant. 2. It is noted that the present appeal has been listed on 7 prior occasions before the concerned Registrar for curing of the defects including payment of court fee. However, the same has not been cured. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22878-DB COMAP No. 554 of 2025 3. In view of the above, the appeal is dismissed for default as well as for non-compliance of the office objections. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE KPS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30